Articles of Interest

Crafting Change: a Fair Trade Tour
by Carrie Hawthorne, Director of Partners for Just Trade
June 9, 2011
Following the success of our first tour in the Midwest two years ago, we partnered with Green America again to organize a second tour, Crafting Change. Read more >>


Overcoming Setbacks in Cameroon
by Christi Boyd, PC(USA) Mission Co-worker, Yaounde, Cameroon
March 3, 2010
“It’s too much for me to cope! They are going to crush all of us, small farmers”. Salomon was overcome by the shocking blow he was dealt earlier in the day. Read more >>


Volunteer Visit with Munay Rumi
by Peggy Eng, Jewelry Designer & Fair Trade supporter, St. Louis, MO
August 10, 2009
Challenging. Gratifying. Thought provoking. Some of the words that come to mind about my recent experience working with Munay Rumi, a small group of jewelry artisans on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. Read more >>


The TRADE Act: Changing Lives the World Over
by Alexandra Buck, PC(USA) Mission Co-Worker, Lima, Peru
July 24, 2009

It came out of nowhere. And now it has 106 sponsors and over 350 civil society sign-ons. The TRADE Act (House Resolution 3012), the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act, is new legislation presented in the House on June 24th by Rep. Mike Machoud (D-Maine). Read more >>


Resonating Change: a Resounding Success
by Carrie Hawthorne, Director of Partners for Just Trade
June 6, 2009
This is a dream come true,” Ayde Riveros repeated various times during her first few days in the states. She and fellow Peruvian artisan, Evangelina Pizarro, toured throughout the Midwest and Colorado, accompanied by Carrie Hawthorne, PJT’s director and Yochi Zakai, Green America’s Fair Trade Program Coordinator. Read more >>